Muskrat(Chords)

	        
Intro: A Am7 A E Am7 A C A E 

#1. 
A 
Muskrat, muskrat, what makes your back so slick? 

I've been livin' in the water all of my life, 
       E              A 
it's a wonder I ain't sick, I ain't sick, I ain't sick,  
              G A C E 
I ain't sick. 

#2. 
A 
Ground-hog, ground-hog, what makes your back so brown? 

I've been livin' in the ground all of my life, 
       E           A 
it's a wonder I'm around, I'm around, I'm around, I'm  
        G A C G  
around. 

#3. 
A 
Jaybird, Jaybird, what makes you fly so high? 
                                                     E 
I've been eatin' these acorns all of my life, it's a wonder  
        A                                          G A Am7 A 
I don't die, I don't die, I don't die, I don't die. 


INTERLUDE:  G A Am7 A..C A G Am7 E C E 

#4. 
A 
Rooster, rooster, what makes your claws so hard? 

I've been scratchin' in the barnyard all of my life, it's a  
E              A 
wonder I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't tired, I ain't  
       G C E Am7 
tired. 

#5. 
A 
Tomcat, tomcat, what makes your tail so long? 
                                                 E 
I've been prowling around all of my life, it's a wonder I ain't  
A 
gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone, I ain't gone. 

OUTRO: E G C A E G C G E G C A..(Fade.)
	        

Written by Tex Ann/Harold Hensley/Merle Travis